Instrumentation:

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Flute

Oboe

Clarinet in B flat

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Horn

Trumpet in C

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Percussion

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Guitar solo

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Soprano/mezzo soprano(optional)

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Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

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Narration or tape

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List of percussive instruments: Timpani, Bass Drum, Triangle, 5 Toms, Tam-tam, Snare drum, Wind machine, Wooden Door, 2 Cow bells, Claves, Chimes, Glockenspiel, 2 Wood-blocks.

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The Life of Death, was composed for ALEA III and it was performed on February 7, 2001 at TSAI Performance Center in Boston under the direction of Theodore Antoniou, the composer as soloist and Lukas Foss in the narration part.

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Duration: approx. 21 minutes